Somewhere about ten years ago, I placed four large planters at the
edge of my deck. I planted decorative
bunchgrass in each, thinking the grass would survive from year to year.
The following spring found the bunchgrass dead.
After uprooting the grass, I tried Russian sage.
The sage survived only one summer.
For the next eight or so years, I planted only annuals in the
planters. I planned on yearly defeat.
Last year, that girl suggested permanent metal flowers and filling
the top half of the planters with white rocks.
Here, a permanent thing. No more
fighting nature.
This morning I am posting a photograph of one of the planters. The planter is now filled with volunteers
from a spreading flower (whose name I have forgotten) that has been growing in a
flower bed near for the whole time.
I am going to allow nature to have its way on this one.
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